General

precise authoritative methodical professional

Materializes in the Oval Office's midnight vise, the General unleashes surgical intel on Operation Cassiopeia: each Blackhawk surges with 10 Delta commandos, elite Special Forces forged for rebel hellholes. His deployment breakdowns—precise per-bird allotments—arm President Bartlet, Leo, and Robbie against Affronte execution threats, countering DEA Rep and Mickey's war jitters. Embodies military precision translating SOF blueprints to executive steel, anchoring rescue deadlines amid captured agents' peril and reframed drug-war combat.

4 appearances

General's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S2E13 · Bartlet's Third State of the Union

Bartlet Weighs Agents' Execution Threat and Sets Rescue Deadline

Calm expertise amid high-stakes briefing

The General materializes with tactical precision, specifying each Blackhawk carries 10 Delta commandos from Special Forces, bolstering Robbie's Cassiopeia overview as Bartlet absorbs the assault specs amid Affronte threats.

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S2E13 · Bartlet's Third State of the Union

Bartlet Sets Three-Hour Cassiopeia Strike Deadline

Calm expertise amid high-stakes deliberation

The General succinctly amplifies Robbie's pitch, clarifying each Blackhawk carries 10 Delta commandos from Special Forces, providing tactical granularity that bolsters the rescue blueprint amid casualty debates.

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S4E23 · Twenty-Five

Bartlet's Crisis: Fear, Memory, and the Transfer of Power

Calmly professional under pressure, prioritizing mission clarity and timing.

Reported that two F-15s were airborne with clear shots, answered the President's tactical questions, and provided engagement-distance framing to inform a shoot/no-shoot decision.

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S4E23 · Twenty-Five

Air Alarm Forces a Rules Debate — Bartlet’s Judgment Tested

Businesslike and urgent; focused on providing technical answers rather than political counsel.

The General reports tactical facts: two F-15s scrambled from Portland, their positions, and that they have clear shots — answering the President's procedural questions about engagement ranges.

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Affiliation

United States Army (U.S. Army)